Homer Simpson, when told he must visit Canada, let’s out a particularly powerful ‘D’oh!’ and asks, ‘Why should we leave America, just to visit America Jr?’ Free health care and a ludicrously high standard of living aside, it’s hard to get excited about the Maple, on a cultural level. But there are some historical reasons…
We chose Sainte Anne Resort and Spa as a base for the start and finish of our island-hopping adventure put together by the brilliant people at Quintessentially Travel. Close to the airport but still on its own little island, ten minutes by boat from Mahé, the resort is currently undergoing a five-star makeover courtesy of…
In John Carpenters 1981 Sci-fi classic, Escape from New York, Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) has to save the US President and then break out of Manhattan which, circa 1997, has been turned into a lawless penitentiary. Anyone who has ever attempted to leave London on a Bank Holiday weekend will know exactly how Snake felt.…
Cannes today may NOT seem to be the magical jewel by the sea it once was. Walk along its narrow sun-baked streets today and you’ll be shocked at the plethora of bizarre-looking Eurotrash that counts as the indigenous population. Ectomorphic spindly old ladies, their skin like a creosoted fence, wearing a flannel that barely covers…
Sand. That’s about it. Abu Dhabi’s landscape is not what anyone might care to call ‘dynamic’. And don’t expect the kind of romantic, wind-scalloped ice cream dunes that dominate the Sahara. The naturally arid island is not a looker. But that may be its greatest boon, too. The biggest and most civilised of the Emirates…
The brochure for Castiglion del Bosco is printed on paper so thick, you could make a sturdy bench out of it. The owners feature themselves, with a sepia photograph of 15 of the Ferragamo family in chinos and white shirts, a study of stylish insouciance, flanked by their coterie of horses and dogs. Other images…
As discussed elsewhere in this issue – and in several others if memory serves – The Indian Ocean is a) an area of quite incredible natural beauty; and b) an area that faces a continued threat in ecological terms. Happily, as our intrepid reporter Vanessa Threapleton-Horrocks discovers on page 96, there are many efforts under way…
This new complex may not be the poshest on the block but with big, comfy rooms and a solid location it should make a mint. So long as the owners keep the grouting clean. Unless they suddenly get greedy, the owners of New York’s Cassa Residences should make pretty good money for the next 15…
What is it about bars being incapable of serving their signature cocktail (or the one they were key in popularising) to an acceptable standard? Mojitos at Hemingway haunt, La Bodeguita? Old measly mint and mean rum portions. Daiquiris at Florodita ‘Cradle of the Daiquiri’, in Havana? Blended slush. Old Fashioned’s at the Pendennis Club in…
Ever watched Mel Gibson in the Mad Max movies and thought to yourself, ‘I’d love the chance to drive through a post-Apocalyptic Aussie landscape in a big truck or on a bike and experience those kind of adventures’? Well, here’s your opportunity to do just that – without the pesky nuclear war. Jingers Jaunts expertly…